Dr. Terry Sejnowski
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And inevitably what happens is when you come back, your, your mind is clear and you figure out what to do. And, and that's one of the best pieces of advice that anybody could get because, you know, we don't, nobody has told us how the brain works, right?
And inevitably what happens is when you come back, your, your mind is clear and you figure out what to do. And, and that's one of the best pieces of advice that anybody could get because, you know, we don't, nobody has told us how the brain works, right?
We, we, we, we, you, some people are really good at intuitings, uh, because they've experienced, you may be, um, and, and, and, and, but everybody I, okay. The other thing is everybody I know who's really, uh, made important contributions. And I'll bet you're one of them.
We, we, we, we, you, some people are really good at intuitings, uh, because they've experienced, you may be, um, and, and, and, and, but everybody I, okay. The other thing is everybody I know who's really, uh, made important contributions. And I'll bet you're one of them.
We, we, we, we, you, some people are really good at intuitings, uh, because they've experienced, you may be, um, and, and, and, and, but everybody I, okay. The other thing is everybody I know who's really, uh, made important contributions. And I'll bet you're one of them.
You know, you're struggling with some problem at night and you go to bed and you wake up in the morning, ah, that's the solution.
You know, you're struggling with some problem at night and you go to bed and you wake up in the morning, ah, that's the solution.
You know, you're struggling with some problem at night and you go to bed and you wake up in the morning, ah, that's the solution.
That's right. That's the thing that is so amazing about sleep. And you can see people who know this can count on it. In other words, the key is to think about it before you go to sleep. Right. Your brain works on it during the sleep period. Right. And so, you know, don't watch TV because then who knows what your brain is going to work on.
That's right. That's the thing that is so amazing about sleep. And you can see people who know this can count on it. In other words, the key is to think about it before you go to sleep. Right. Your brain works on it during the sleep period. Right. And so, you know, don't watch TV because then who knows what your brain is going to work on.
That's right. That's the thing that is so amazing about sleep. And you can see people who know this can count on it. In other words, the key is to think about it before you go to sleep. Right. Your brain works on it during the sleep period. Right. And so, you know, don't watch TV because then who knows what your brain is going to work on.
You know, use the time before you fall asleep to think about something that is bothering you or maybe something that, you know, you're trying to understand, maybe, you know. A paper that you read the paper and say, oh, you know, I'm tired. I'm going to go to sleep. You wake up in the morning and say, oh, I know what's going on in that paper. Yeah. I mean, that's what happens.
You know, use the time before you fall asleep to think about something that is bothering you or maybe something that, you know, you're trying to understand, maybe, you know. A paper that you read the paper and say, oh, you know, I'm tired. I'm going to go to sleep. You wake up in the morning and say, oh, I know what's going on in that paper. Yeah. I mean, that's what happens.
You know, use the time before you fall asleep to think about something that is bothering you or maybe something that, you know, you're trying to understand, maybe, you know. A paper that you read the paper and say, oh, you know, I'm tired. I'm going to go to sleep. You wake up in the morning and say, oh, I know what's going on in that paper. Yeah. I mean, that's what happens.
You can use, you know, once you know something about how the brain works, you can take advantage of that.
You can use, you know, once you know something about how the brain works, you can take advantage of that.
You can use, you know, once you know something about how the brain works, you can take advantage of that.
Okay. So here's the problem. Dreams seem so iconic and a lot of people, you know, somehow attribute things to them. But there has never been any good theory or any good understanding, first of all, why we dream. It's still not completely clear. I mean, there are some ideas. Or why this particular dream? Does that have some significance for you?
Okay. So here's the problem. Dreams seem so iconic and a lot of people, you know, somehow attribute things to them. But there has never been any good theory or any good understanding, first of all, why we dream. It's still not completely clear. I mean, there are some ideas. Or why this particular dream? Does that have some significance for you?
Okay. So here's the problem. Dreams seem so iconic and a lot of people, you know, somehow attribute things to them. But there has never been any good theory or any good understanding, first of all, why we dream. It's still not completely clear. I mean, there are some ideas. Or why this particular dream? Does that have some significance for you?